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Year: 2022

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Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon graduates at UPNG

April 29, 2022

By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon has graduated from the national university. Dr Esther Apuahe graduated with a higher post-diploma in neurosurgery during the University of Papua New Guinea’s 67th graduation ceremony yesterday. “She is the first female neurosurgeon in Papua New Guinea,” said the dean of UPNG’s Medical ... <a title="Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon graduates at UPNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/papua-new-guineas-first-woman-neurosurgeon-graduates-at-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon graduates at UPNG">Read more</a>

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‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’ – NZ doctor calls for tighter mask rules

April 29, 2022

By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent Wearing glasses or getting a runny nose is enough to qualify for a mask exemption under current New Zealand’s Ministry of Health criteria — and a doctor says its time for tougher rules. Hearing aids, hayfever or a tendency to get dry eyes are also reasons to request ... <a title="‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’ – NZ doctor calls for tighter mask rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot-nz-doctor-calls-for-tighter-mask-rules/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’ – NZ doctor calls for tighter mask rules">Read more</a>

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Butt plug duels and fanny pack stunts: how Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyleen Christensen, Senior lecturer, University of Newcastle Roadshow Everything Everywhere All At Once, a sci-fi action comedy, manages the surprising feat of paying homage to martial arts cinema classics while also delivering a strange and completely fresh, genre-bending film. Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel ... <a title="Butt plug duels and fanny pack stunts: how Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/butt-plug-duels-and-fanny-pack-stunts-how-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-fits-into-the-canon-of-comedy-martial-arts-films-181480/" aria-label="Read more about Butt plug duels and fanny pack stunts: how Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films">Read more</a>

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Peter Dutton says Australia should prepare for war. So how likely is a military conflict with China?

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University We are fated, whether we like it or not, to live in interesting times, having entered, as one prominent observer puts it a “decade of living dangerously”. He is speaking of ... <a title="Peter Dutton says Australia should prepare for war. So how likely is a military conflict with China?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/peter-dutton-says-australia-should-prepare-for-war-so-how-likely-is-a-military-conflict-with-china-182042/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Dutton says Australia should prepare for war. So how likely is a military conflict with China?">Read more</a>

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Understanding Ukraine’s symbolic fight to return to Europe, as the EU marks 18 years since its ‘big bang’ enlargement

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Doidge, Senior Research Fellow, University of Canterbury Shutterstock With the weight of Russian military might bearing down on it, Ukraine applied to join the European Union (EU) on February 28. While the Russian invasion provided the immediate pretext, membership had been on the Ukrainian political agenda ... <a title="Understanding Ukraine’s symbolic fight to return to Europe, as the EU marks 18 years since its ‘big bang’ enlargement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/understanding-ukraines-symbolic-fight-to-return-to-europe-as-the-eu-marks-18-years-since-its-big-bang-enlargement-181146/" aria-label="Read more about Understanding Ukraine’s symbolic fight to return to Europe, as the EU marks 18 years since its ‘big bang’ enlargement">Read more</a>

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Rising out-of-pocket health costs are a worry. But the major parties have barely mentioned it

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor of health economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Rising out-of-pocket costs for health care is an important issue the major parties have not yet substantially addressed during the election campaign. We heard just this week how health-care costs are rising faster than other costs ... <a title="Rising out-of-pocket health costs are a worry. But the major parties have barely mentioned it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/rising-out-of-pocket-health-costs-are-a-worry-but-the-major-parties-have-barely-mentioned-it-181595/" aria-label="Read more about Rising out-of-pocket health costs are a worry. But the major parties have barely mentioned it">Read more</a>

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Fail: our report card on the government’s handling of Australia’s extinction crisis

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Bekessy, Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University Shutterstock Australia is losing more biodiversity than any other developed nation. Already this year the charismatic and once abundant gang gang cockatoo has been added to our national threatened ... <a title="Fail: our report card on the government’s handling of Australia’s extinction crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/fail-our-report-card-on-the-governments-handling-of-australias-extinction-crisis-181786/" aria-label="Read more about Fail: our report card on the government’s handling of Australia’s extinction crisis">Read more</a>

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A new type of insurance pays out as soon as extreme weather hits – and we could try it in Australia

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Schuster, Senior Lecturer, School of Archaeology and Anthropology; Director, Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies, Australian National University The floods that devastated parts of southeast Australia last month revealed, yet again, this nation’s growing insurance problem. Assessment of the damage was agonisingly slow, and rising ... <a title="A new type of insurance pays out as soon as extreme weather hits – and we could try it in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/a-new-type-of-insurance-pays-out-as-soon-as-extreme-weather-hits-and-we-could-try-it-in-australia-181244/" aria-label="Read more about A new type of insurance pays out as soon as extreme weather hits – and we could try it in Australia">Read more</a>

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We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liza McDonough, Research Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Shutterstock Dry land isn’t really dry. It’s saturated with truly vast volumes of groundwater, hidden in the spaces of the earth we walk on. How much? Recent estimates put it at almost two trillion Olympic swimming pools ... <a title="We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/we-found-a-hidden-source-of-greenhouse-gases-organic-matter-in-groundwater-179957/" aria-label="Read more about We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater">Read more</a>

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More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Scott, Professor of Politics and Policy, Deakin University Shutterstock Housing is expensive in Australia. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Higher quality, more affordable housing is a matter of policy choice. A key problem is Australia’s housing market is too skewed towards treating housing ... <a title="More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/more-affordable-housing-with-less-homelessness-is-possible-if-only-australia-would-learn-from-nordic-nations-182049/" aria-label="Read more about More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations">Read more</a>

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How Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyleen Christensen, Senior lecturer, University of Newcastle Roadshow Everything Everywhere All At Once, a sci-fi action comedy, manages the surprising feat of paying homage to martial arts cinema classics while also delivering a strange and completely fresh, genre-bending film. Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel ... <a title="How Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/how-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-fits-into-the-canon-of-comedy-martial-arts-films-181480/" aria-label="Read more about How Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films">Read more</a>

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Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues

April 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, RMIT University Shutterstock What makes us want things we like? We know things that offer potential rewards, including food, sex, addictive drugs, and even certain artworks, can inspire desire in us – but why? The French Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot pointed out a ... <a title="Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/why-do-we-want-what-we-like-new-evidence-from-bee-brains-offers-clues-181482/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues">Read more</a>